75th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: February 29, 2020

[Pantani_lives]

A few hours before the race the forecast still looks bad. Weather for Pedersen, Trentin and Kung?

 

[RedheadDane]

A few hours before the race the forecast still looks bad. Weather for Pedersen, Trentin and Kung?

World Championship rematch?
Well... Pedersen has said that he's not supposed to hit top form just yet, so maybe we can count him out.

 

[Pantani_lives]

At the moment there's a lot of wind, but no rain.

 

[Flamin]

Checking out the rain radar, it looks like most of the rain will be travelling just north of the route. Wind still very present.

GVA will be happy.

 

[yaco]

Watching the women's race and it's windy, very windy - it will be a tough day for the men.

 

[hammerthaim]

It's to subdue the masses. Keep their mind of the Brexit sh!t storm and Prince Andrew's mate

OT :- Some interesting reading into the stats here

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Keep the minds off the Australian bushfires.

 

[TomLPC]

Starts at 1pm on English ES

I love this one, its throwing it down too apparently, I got the boot from a girl on the morning of this race 5 years ago, I never remember the exact date just where it coincides with the cycling calendar. A few hours later I was drowning my sorrows then going absolutely mad at Stannard's win through the tears, my favourite finish ever.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Will be interesting to see what Quinn Simmons can show here. It's rumored he's been training like a mad man during winter, already had some top 10 finishes in La Provence, a lot of the "top dogs" are not quite in top form yet, and the race is only 200k, so not too long. Weather conditions shouldn't bother him either, he became worldchampion in similar conditions.

 

[Terrefretter]

Echelons!

5 leiders,
Echelon 1 + 2'40" (including 16 riders: Wellens, Pedersen, Kirsch, Mullen, Stuyven, Eenkhoorn, Declercq, Stybar, Pöstlberger, Politt, Lawless, Stannard, Doull, Rowe, Swift en Eekhoff. )

Peloton 2 + 3'10"

Peloton 3 + 3'45"

 

[Terrefretter]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1233738522345037824

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Train passing through, break away has to stop.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Train passing through, break away has to stop.

Looks like that was a recording from earlier.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Looks like that was a recording from earlier.

It was a recording but from only moments before.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Crash in the peloton!

 

[rick james]

Gaps in the tarmac are dangerous

 

[rick james]

Kristoff, issues with his bike

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Simmons doing some work at the front of the peloton?

 

[rick james]

Crosswinds !!!!!!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

New echelons.

 

[Terrefretter]

Here we go again.

 

[Sestriere]

Oh how did I miss this

 

[SafeBet]

Pure joy.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Aert testing the legs.

 

[TomLPC]

Van aert what a guy

 

[Cance > TheRest]

It's been a long time since I have seen Haussler so good